Plan B - Could I be pregnant? . I get my period around the 9th of every month. I had unprotected?

... sex with my partner on Jan 21 and he had finished inside me.I went to my Dr on the 23rd and got a plan b one step. My Dr said that the pill should work since I was still on time for the 72 hrs after unprotected sex. My Dr took a urine sample from me to check for implantation or any STD's. My Dr told me that if I didn't get a call from them in the next 3 days, everything was fine. I took the pill shortly after getting it.My Dr said I could get my period any time up to 3 weeks after takeing the pill.I still hadn't gotten my period when I had unprotected sex on Feb. 1. My partner says he did not ejaculate in me but he was acting a lot like the time he did that it made me not believe him.I feel like he just felt bad for doing it in me again that he just didn't want to tell me.That night I took another plan b one step even though I hadn't gotten my period from the first time.Assuming it worked the first time takeing it,Could I be pregnant? ..I'm so scared right now.

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Its possible, but not likely. Why do you put yourself thru this? Get on the pill, then you'll be safe, without messing up your cycle, or having all the nerves. Where your partner finishes has no effect on whether or not you'd get pregnant. The man deposits sperm in you long before he finishes.

Birth control pills work in three main ways. One is to supress ovulation, no=no baby. In the rare event an egg is released, the pill also thins the uterine lining. Every month the uterus prepares for pregnancy by building up a nice bloody plushy lining to protect a fertilized egg. If the egg is not fertilized, we shed this lining as our "period" so the pill makes this lining very thin and inhospitable for a fertilized egg (this is the reason many women have lighter periods on the pill). The pill does one other thing and that is it makes cervical mucus very thick and sticky. This help prevent sperm from "swimming" into a womans reproductive system to fetilize an egg. Plan b is a large blast of homones and it can mess your cycle up for months! It can be effective when taken within 3 days (72 hours) after intercourse. It is meant to be used very occasionally in the event of a broken condom or such. When you use it several times in a short period of time, it really throws off your cycle. It will not terminate a pregnancy already in progress. Plan b can also cause pregnancy like symptoms so it often causes more anxiety than it prevents. It is a good tool to have but shouldnt be used often. It is not meant to be contraception. Talk to your Dr about putting you on the pill or some other more reliable form of birth control. Since the pill prevents ovulation, you are protected all month even during the placebo or sugarpills you take for your period to come. You do have a waiting period of about seven days before it is effective, some docs prefer you wait a full cycle or pack of pills before you have unprotected sex. The pill does not protect you from getting STDs so if you have multiple partners or your partner has multiple partners, you should still use a condom to protect against STDs. If you are in a commited manogamous relationship, you do not need condoms after the initial waiting period unless you miss pills or are put on and antibiotic. If you regularly take the pill with no misses you are protected even if he ejaculates inside of you. Withdrawing the penis before ejaculation does nothing to prevent pregnancy as men secrete sperm althroughout the sex act not just at ejaculation. If you need to use back up, condoms are best. Missing pills increases your chance of pregnancy as does taking antibiotics whicle on the pill-antibiotic reduce the effectiveness of the pill so you need to use condoms as back up seven days after a missed pill and the whole time you are on antibiotics and for seven days after you finish them. If you have any other questions please ask your Dr or post again!